Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The day's entry as a traditional printed Bengali almanac lays it out, computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic: the solar date, tithi and nakshatra with their end moments in danda and clock time, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.

Traditional solar date

5 Kartik 1426

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Bangla Academy date
7 Kartik 1426
Hijri date
23 Safar 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076

The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.

Sunrise & sunset

Almanac sunrise is the sun's centre on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian; the Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.

Almanac sunrise

6:10 AM

Almanac sunset

5:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:59 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:26 PM

Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 40 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Ashwin · Purnimanta month: Kartik · Krishna paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends night 9/33/30 (38/27/6 danda) · 9:33 PM, then Ekadashi

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings

Each item lists what runs at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise (1 danda = 24 minutes).

tithi

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dashaminight 9/33/30 (38/27/6 danda)9:33 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashleshaday 12/42/57 (16/20/43 danda)12:42 PM
Magharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shubhaday 3/32/54 (23/25/35 danda)3:32 PM
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 10/39/51 (11/12/56 danda)10:39 AM
Vishtinight 9/33/30 (38/27/6 danda)9:33 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 12:42 PM
Yogini
North, from 9:33 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — sapindana

Ekoddishta follows the tithi at kutapa (the eighth muhurta); sapindana follows the tithi in the afternoon.

Kalabela & auspicious windows

Kalabela and barabela are eighths of daylight fixed by weekday and are avoided for new work. Mahendra and amrita yoga are favourable muhurtas; the kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.

Kalabela
9:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Barabela
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:56 AM – 7:41 AM, 1:44 PM – 4:00 PM
Amrita yoga
6:10 AM – 6:56 AM, 7:41 AM – 8:26 AM, 10:42 AM – 12:58 PM
Kutapa
11:28 AM – 12:13 PM
Pradosha
5:30 PM – 7:06 PM
Nishita
11:27 PM – 12:15 AM (Oct 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 of 30 in Kartik

Month runs: Oct 19 Nov 17

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

About this panjika

  • Computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, sankranti-based months of 29 to 32 days, and tithi measured from the almanac sunrise.
  • The Bangla Academy calendar used for official dates in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date and the traditional date differ by a day or two through the year.
  • Sunrise, sunset and every window are shown in Bangladesh Standard Time.
  • Rashifal and forecasts are not part of this page; only the computed calendar facts are.

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